ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18" G835LX-XS97 Off-Black 2025
CPU Intel Core 7 240H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.5 kg
Battery 90 Wh
75 Overall Score
Price CA$6,111
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong storage (91th percentile) 91th
Cons
- Below average compact (1th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 24 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 7 240H |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 1100 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
Physical
| Weight | 3.5 kg / 7.7 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18" G835LX-XS97 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 7 240H | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 100 | - | 71 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18" G835LX-XS97 | 78.2 | 92.5 | 87.8 | 96 | 96.4 | 1.2 | 91 | 58.5 | 85.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92 | 18.6 | 99.5 | 79.8 | 99.1 | 67.6 | 98.7 | 96.4 | 88.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.8 | 92.5 | 90.4 | 97.9 | 94.6 | 8.6 | 97.5 | 78.9 | 90.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 83 | 90.4 | 95.3 | 74 | 58.5 | 86.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.8 | 87.5 | 91 | 92.2 | 95.5 | 71.6 | 69.4 | 32 | 96.7 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.2 | 64.3 | 90.4 | 73 | 96.2 | 56 | 64.2 | 32 | 96.7 |
Price
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